...Directions: Read the Your Turn Assignment, answer all of the questions unless otherwise noted by the professor. Delete or add question heading as needed below. Save file in MS Word format, upload to appropriate assignment dropbox by the due date. Question #1: What policy regarding external competitiveness would you advise? List the options and the pros and cons of each policy option. Offer the rationale for your recommendation. Consider using information in Exhibits 7.3, Exhibit 7.4, and Exhibit 7.14 in making your recommendations. In order to effectively obtain and retain the most competent and highly skilled marketing manager for this particular startup company a substantial monetary return in relation to both base pay and total compensation will need to be implemented. This compensation structure will need to be at least 25 percent above market price based upon external competitiveness to, in turn, ensure that this particular individual is both drawn to the company as well as being highly motivated extrinsically while engaged in his/her duties. Within this particular scenario the pay policy that would be most effective and efficient is the pay-with-competition-policy. This policy strives to ensure that an organizations wage costs are generally equal to those in relation of its overall competitors within its target market as well as having the ability to entice applicants that will be generally equal to its initial labor market competitors. These are all very...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND As presented, this chapter discusses the problem and its background. This will help the reader to have an overview of the study specifically on the introduction, statement of the problem, significance of the study, and scope and delimitation. I. INTRODUCTION Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday when the pregnancy ends, regardless of whether the woman is married or is legally an adult (age 14 to 21, depending on the country). In everyday speech, the speaker is usually referring to unmarried minors who become pregnant unintentionally. The average age of menarche (first menstrual period) is 12 years old, though this figure varies by ethnicity, and ovulation occurs only irregularly before this. Whether fertility leads to early pregnancy depends on a number of factors, both societal and personal. Worldwide, rates of teenage pregnancy range from 143 per 1000 in some sub-Saharan African countries to 2.9 per 1000 in South Korea. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same obstetrics issues as women in their 20s and 30s. However, there are additional medical concerns for younger mothers, particularly those under fifteen and those living in developing countries. For mothers between 15 and 19, age in itself is not a risk factor, but additional risks may be associated with socioeconomic factors. In developed countries, teenage pregnancies are associated with many social...
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...Haircare Accents Three-Year Business Plan 2004-2006 Table of Contents: Executive Summary________________________________________ Pg. 2 Purpose Statement_________________________________________ Pg. 3 Company Goals____________________________________________ Pg. 3 Business Description _______________________________________ Pg. 4 Business History___________________________________________ Pg. 5 Services__________________________________________________ Pg. 7 Fashion Products______________________________________ Pg. 7 Display Systems_______________________________________ Pg. 7 Educational Services____________________________________ Pg. 7 Industry Analysis___________________________________________ Pg. 9 Salon Retailing and Services on the Rise____________________ Pg. 9 Competitive Environment________________________________ Pg. 11 Barriers to Entry_______________________________________ Pg. 11 Long Term Opportunities_______________________________ Pg. 13 Marketing Plan______________________________________________ Pg. 14 Customer Needs_______________________________________ Pg. 14 Culture of Education____________________________________ Pg. 15 Hair Trade Shows ______________________________________ Pg. 15 Online Catalog_________________________________________ Pg. 15 Seattle Showroom ______________________________________Pg. 16 In-Salon Visits_________________________________________ Pg. 17 Direct Mailing__________________________________________...
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...Hate Crimes in American Society in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries Sample Student Research Paper Project of Sociology Table of Contents I. Thesis Statement…………………………………………….………….....Page 4 II. Introduction and Summary………………………………….………….....Page 4 III. Literature Review………………………………………………………....Page 6 IV. Methods………………………………………………………….......….. Page 16 V. Socio-Historical Analysis………………………………………………. .Page 18 A. 20th Century 1. Lynching 2. Ku Klux Klan 3. Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots 4. Matthew Shepard B. 21st Century 1. Post 9/11 2. Jena Six VI. Cause and Effect Analysis…………………………………………… ....Page 24 A. Causes 1. Prejudice a. Stereotypes b. Scapegoats c. Presence of Hate in American Culture d. Need for Status and Power 2. Reasons for Crime a. Sending a Message b. Thrill Seeking c. Defensive B. Effects 1. Psychological Trauma 2. Undo Social Progress 3. Community Unrest 4. Threat of Retaliation VII. Descriptive Analysis……………………………………………….........Page 30 A. Description of Victims 1. Bias against a Particular Race 2. Bias against a Particular Religion 3. Bias against a Particular Sexual Orientation 4. Bias against a Particular Ethnicity/National Origin 5. Bias against a Disability B. Description of Offenses and Offenders This must be your new section? VIII. Comparative Analysis…………………………………………………. Page 36 A. United States Justice Department Definition of Hate Crime B. International Justice...
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...Illinois at Chicago, Department of Managerial Studies, 601 S. Morgan Street (MC 243), Chicago, IL 60607, United States University of Wyoming, Department of Management and Marketing, Dept. 3275, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, United States University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61 Wohlers Hall, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, United States article info Article history: Accepted 1 February 2009 Keywords: Subsistence marketplaces Subsistence consumers Bottom of the pyramid abstract Over 4 billion people live in what is commonly referred to as the “bottom of the pyramid” or as subsistence marketplaces. These individuals and families live in substandard housing, with limited or no access to sanitation, potable water, and health care, have low levels of literacy, and earn very low incomes. Scholars and practitioners alike suggest that the problems existing in subsistence marketplaces demand the attention and involvement of responsible businesses and that doing business with consumers in such marketplaces can be both socially responsible and profitable. This research explores the strategies and tactics currently being used across commercial and social enterprises engaged in subsistence marketplaces. The analysis leads to recommendations about marketing practices currently used by companies and organizations that are successfully operating in subsistence marketplaces. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction ...
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...Milkovich−Newman: Compensation, Eighth Edition II. External Competitiveness: Determining the Pay Level 7. Defining Competitiveness © The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2004 Chapter Seven Defining Competitiveness Chapter Outline Compensation Strategy: External Competitiveness Control Costs Attract and Retain Employees What Shapes External Competitiveness? Labor Market Factors How Labor Markets Work Labor Demand Marginal Product Marginal Revenue Labor Supply Modifications to the Demand Side Compensating Differentials Efficiency Wage Signaling Modifications to the Supply Side Reservation Wage Human Capital Product Market Factors and Ability to Pay A Dose of Reality: What Managers Say More Reality: Splintering Supply of Labor Organization Factors Industry Employer Size People’s Preferences Organization Strategy Relevant Markets Defining the Relevant Market Competitive Pay Policy Alternatives Pay with Competition (Match) Lead Policy Lag Policy Flexible Policies Pitfalls of Pies Consequences of Pay-Level and Mix Decisions Efficiency Fairness Compliance Your Turn: Sled Dog Software Your Turn: Managing a Low-Wage, Low-Skill Work Force January is always a good month for travel agents in Ithaca, New York. In addition to the permanent population eager to flee Ithaca’s leaden skies (our computer has a screen saver whose color is titled “Ithaca”; it consists of 256 shades of gray), graduating students from Ithaca’s two colleges are traveling to job interviews with employers across the country—...
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...International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management Connecting strategy‐linked outsourcing approaches and expected performance Barry Brewer Bryan Ashenbaum Jeffrey A. Ogden Article information: To cite this document: Barry Brewer Bryan Ashenbaum Jeffrey A. Ogden, (2013),"Connecting strategy#linked outsourcing approaches and expected performance", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 43 Iss 3 pp. 176 - 204 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-10-2011-0175 Downloaded on: 22 November 2014, At: 23:44 (PT) References: this document contains references to 98 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 614 times since 2013* Downloaded by INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE At 23:44 22 November 2014 (PT) Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: Pamela Kent, (2011),"The decision to outsource management advisory services", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 26 Iss 8 pp. 672-696 Jane C. Linder, Martin I. Cole, Alvin L. Jacobson, (2002),"Business transformation through outsourcing", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 30 Iss 4 pp. 23-28 Kate Vitasek, Karl Manrodt, (2012),"Vested outsourcing: a flexible framework for collaborative outsourcing", Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, Vol. 5 Iss 1 pp. 4-14 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by 446474 [] For Authors ...
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...Methodology 11 II Literature review and hypothesis development 12 Overview 12 Introduction 12 History of diamonds 12 Industry structure 13 DeBeers cartel 15 Diamond valuation 16 Diamond valuation process 16 Determinants of diamond prices 18 Diamond as an investment 19 Types of investment 19 Problems associated with investing in diamonds 20 Benefits associated with investing in diamonds 20 Alternatives to investing in diamonds 23 Hypothesis development 25 III Methodology 26 Data collection 26 Primary research 26 Secondary research 27 Methodology 28 Descriptive statistics 28 Regression analysis 28 Variables 29 Limitations and assumptions 30 IV Analysis and results 32 Interview results 32 Summary statistics 36 Explanation of variables 36 Descriptive statistics 38 Correlation 44 Regression analysis 46 V Conclusions and recommendations 49 References 52 Appendix 56...
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...In 2011, PGB is well positioned to move into the new business of regasifying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), imported from across the globe – ensuring a sustainable supply of clean and green energy for the nation. In our aspiration to be a world class gas and utilities company, we will continue to see beyond the expected as we transform new opportunities into invigorating growth. ANNUAL REPORT 2 011 LNG Regasification Facilities Project PGB will own and operate the country’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regasification facility which will become commercially operational in 2012. The facilities, strategically located on one of the world’s busiest shipping lane – the Straits of Malacca, will be a key gateway for reinforcing the nation’s energy requirements via regasifying LNG brought in from readily available sources worldwide. Once converted to gas form, the molecules will then be flowed into PGB’s existing Peninsular Gas Utilisation (PGU) pipeline to meet various energy demands. 1 a nnual report 2011 Our Vision, Mission and Shared Values 2 Milestones in the Making 4 Five-Year Financial Highlights 6 Corporate Information 8 Contents Our Operations 10 Our Presence 12 Organisational and Corporate Structure 14 Corporate and Management Directory 15 Board of Directors 16 Performance Review 36 Directors’ Profiles 18 Q&A Q&A with the Chairman 38 Management Committee 26 CEO’s Business Review 48 Management Committee’s Profiles...
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...Auditing Cases An Interactive Learning Approach FIFTH M F S D E D ITIO N S. B A. B M. G F. P Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Donna Battista Acquisitions Editor: Stephanie Wall Editorial Project Manager: Christina Rumbaugh Senior Managing Editor: Cynthia Zonneveld Production Project Manager: Carol O'Rourke Senior Operations Supervisor: Diane Peirano Printer/Binder: BindRite Graphics, Robbinsville Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on the appropriate page within text. Copyright © 2012, 2009, 2006, 2003, 2000 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish...
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...acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S o l u tionS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 1.1 Ocean Manufacturing, Inc. 3 The New Client Acceptance Decision s e ct ion Understanding the Client’s Business and assessing risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 S o l u tionS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 2.1 Your1040Return.com Evaluating eBusiness Revenue Recognition, Information Privacy, and Electronic Evidence Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dell Computer Corporation Evaluation of Client Business Risk Flash Technologies, Inc. Asher Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Risk Analysis and Resolution of Client Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Understanding of Client’s Business Environment s e ct ion 3 Professional and ethical issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 S o l u tio nS inc lu de d in t h iS Section 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 A Day in the Life of Brent Dorsey Staff Auditor Professional Pressures Nathan Johnson’s Rental Car Reimbursement Solving Ethical Dilemmas–Should He Pocket the Cash? Recognizing It’s a Fraud and Evaluating What to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Anonymous Caller WorldCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...A BRIEF CONTENTS PART 1 • GETTING STARTED 1. Becoming a Public Speaker 2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech 3. Managing Speech Anxiety 4. Ethical Public Speaking 5. Listeners and Speakers 1 2 8 1 4 23 30 PART 2 • DEVELOPMENT 6. Analyzing the Audience 7. Selecting a Topic and Purpose 8. Developing Supporting Material 9. Locating Supporting Material 10. Doing Effective Internet Research 1 Citing Sources in Your Speech 1. 36 37 49 57 64 73 83 PART 3 • ORGANIZATION 1 Organizing the Speech 2. 1 Selecting an Organizational Pattern 3. 1 Outlining the Speech 4. 92 93 103 1 10 PART 4 • STARTING, FINISHING, AND STYLING 15. Developing the Introduction and Conclusion 16. Using Language 1 22 1 23 1 31 PART 5 • DELIVERY 1 Choosing a Method of Delivery 7. 18. Controlling the Voice 19. Using the Body 1 39 1 40 1 44 1 48 PART 6 • PRESENTATION AIDS 20. Types of Presentation Aids 21. Designing Presentation Aids 22. A Brief Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 154 155 161 164 PART 7 • TYPES OF SPEECHES 23. Informative Speaking 24. Persuasive Speaking 25. Speaking on Special Occasions 1 74 1 75 188 21 7 PART 8 • THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND 230 26. Typical Classroom Presentation Formats 27. Science and Mathematics Courses 28. Technical Courses 29. Social Science Courses 30. Arts and Humanities Courses 31. Education Courses 32. Nursing and Allied Health Courses 33. Business Courses and Business Presentations 34. Presenting in Teams 35. Communicating in Groups 231 236 240 243 246 248 25 1 253 258...
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...Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States SEVENTH EDITION Data Communications and Computer Networks A Business User’s Approach Curt M. White DePaul University Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business User’s Approach, Seventh Edition Curt M. White Editor-In-Chief: Joe Sabatino Senior Acquisitions Editor: Charles McCormick, Jr. Senior Product Manager: Kate Mason Editorial Assistant: Courtney Bavaro Marketing Director: Keri Witman Marketing Manager: Adam Marsh Senior Marketing Communications Manager: Libby Shipp Marketing Coordinator: Suellen Ruttkay Media Editor: Chris Valentine Art and Cover Direction, Production Management, and Composition: PreMediaGlobal Cover Credit: © Masterfile Royalty Free Manufacturing Coordinator: Julio Esperas © 2013 Course Technology, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act—without the prior written permission of the publisher. For product information and technology assistance...
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...Business Plans Handbook Business Plans A COMPILATION OF BUSINESS PLANS DEVELOPED BY INDIVIDUALS NORTH THROUGHOUT AMERICA Handbook VOLUME 16 Lynn M. Pearce, Project Editor Business Plans Handbook, Volume 16 Project Editor: Lynn M. Pearce Product Manager: Jenai Drouillard Product Design: Jennifer Wahi Composition and Electronic Prepress: Evi Seoud Manufacturing: Rita Wimberley Editorial: Erin Braun ª 2010 Gale, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. This publication is a creative work fully protected by all applicable copyright laws, as well as by misappropriation, trade secret, unfair competition, and other applicable laws. The authors and editors of this work have added value to the underlying factual material herein through one or more of the following: unique and original selection, coordination, expression, arrangement, and classification of the information. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Gale Customer Support, 1-800-877-4253. For permission to use material...
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